Lady Jets News

Anna McKendree, 14, returning sophomore guard from Flowery Branch, GA, did a good job of leading the Lady Jets in outside shooting against the Joint Base Landley-Eustis, VA team in a scrimmage recently. She is shown here at the free throw line.Anna McKendree, 14, returning sophomore guard from Flowery Branch, GA, did a good job of leading the Lady Jets in outside shooting against the Joint Base Landley-Eustis, VA team in a scrimmage recently. The South Georgia Technical College Jets and...

LaKenya Johnson, Special Service Coordinator, teaches students at South Georgia Technical College constructive strategies for dealing with procrastination.South Georgia Technical College recently held a workshop for students on the Americus campus. LaKenya Johnson, Special Service Coordinator, made a presentation on how students can successfully handle procrastination. Johnson explained that there are both helpful and harmful forms of procrastination. In the workshop, she educated students...

John Deere Region 4 Customer & Product Support Director Grant Suhre is shown above with John Deere U.S. Branch Customer Support Manager Andy Meckley; John Deere Division Customer Support Manager, U.S. Branch Eastern Region Bob Cunningham; and Dave Bostic, John Deere Territory Customer Support Manager (TCSM) South East Mississippi, South Alabama, and West Georgia for Flint Ag, SunSouth, and Smith Tractor, who is presenting a donation to South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John...

The Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology Diesel and Electric Power Generation programs are considered “trade” programs that have high income potential for graduates. However, these students earn an associate degree and are hired even before graduating. South Georgia Technical College may not be your granddaddy’s old trade school with its over 200 associate degree, diploma, or technical certificate of credit offerings, but the college was ranked recently as the...

Shown above are the members who attended the South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Advisory meeting. South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education department hosted its advisory committee meeting recently in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus with representatives from each of the seven county areas served by South Georgia Technical College’s GED programs.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Adult Education Dean Lillie...

Students meet on the SGTC campus to learn about the SkillsUSA competition.Students from various programs at South Georgia Technical College recently held their first meeting of the year in preparation for the SkillsUSA competition. “SkillsUSA is a state and national organization where students compete and show off their skills,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SkillsUSA advisor Vanessa Wall. Students compete in program-specific skills as well as leadership skills...

Timothy Morgan Timothy Morgan of Cordele has been hired as the new Facilities Manager for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman.    Morgan, who is completing the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Heating and Air Conditioning Program, has been working as a Maintenance Mechanic for the Cordele Housing Authority since...

Members of the Student Government Association at South Georgia Technical hold their first meeting of the year.The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. The SGA is composed of student representatives from different program areas. The SGA will plan events for students on campus as well as community service events. “Each student (at SGTC) pays a student activity fee,” said Assistant Vice...

The 2019 – 2020 Lady Jets. Shown (l to r) standing are: Assistant Coach Demetrius Colson, Oumy Gueye, Amara Edeh, Femme Sikuzani, Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, Flore Ngasamputu, Sarah Lwambo, Hope Butera, and Assistant Coach Ciarra Edwards. Shown seated are; Shamari Tyson, Niya Goudelock, Veronica Charles, Lady Jets head coach James Frey, Moe Shida, Anna McKendree, and Kamya Hollingshed. The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady basketball teams are getting ready for the upcoming...

Picture left to right: Raymond Holt, Academic Dean at SGTC; Rob Evans, President of IPG Incorporated, Architects & Planners; Kristie Cook, SGTC drafting instructor; April Hilliard, SGTC Administrative Assistant; and Angie Craig, Eaton Lighting. The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its Fall Semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Representatives from the drafting profession...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, and SGTC Athletic Director James Frey are shown above with the TSG winning team of Kory Hobbs, Brandon Horne and Gatewood Ledbetter. SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves is also shown congratulating the winning team. TSG took first place in the fifth annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently. ...

SGTC Cordele Student of Excellence Jerrell McIntosh (right) is pictured with barbering instructor Xavier Jackson.South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently held a ceremony to recognize outstanding students in several program areas. The overall “Student of Excellence” distinction was awarded to Jerrell McIntosh of Dawson. He is a student in the barbering program. McIntosh was nominated by Xavier Jackson, SGTC barbering instructor. In his comments presenting McIntosh as...